Ways to Give

Ways to Give

Below are some of the most common ways you can support the Delta Tau Delta Educational Foundation. No matter how – or how much – you give, your generosity will make a difference in the lives of Delts.

Unrestricted gifts are among the most valuable to the Delta Tau Delta Educational Foundation, because they allow us to allocate funds wherever the need is greatest, and to take advantage of unique opportunities as they arise. Your unrestricted contribution may be used to support costs associated with Ignite, The Charge, President and Advisors Retreat, Division Leadership Conferences, Karnea and much more.

Directed/Restricted gifts allow you to designate your gift to a specific program, initiative, or strategic priority for Delta Tau Delta Fraternity. When you make a directed gift, you enjoy the satisfaction of knowing you are supporting a program that is personally meaningful to you and important to the Fraternity and its members.

Endowment gifts provide security over the long term by expanding the Fraternity’s permanent financial base and creating a predictable source of future income that ensures our ability to deliver top-notch educational programming to our members.

Types of Gifts

Cash gifts — the simplest and easiest gifts you can make — can be made through credit/debit card transactions, outright cash, or personal checks, cashier’s checks, or money orders made payable to the Delta Tau Delta Educational Foundation.

Gifts of appreciated securities, stocks, and bonds also provide considerable tax advantages when transferred to the Foundation before they are sold. If you have held your securities for more than one year, you may find that your gift will provide a twofold tax benefit, creating an income-tax deduction as well as helping avoid the capital-gains tax that would have been due on their sale. For more information, contact the Foundation at 317-284-0210.

Legacy Gifts include deferred or planned gifts, bequests, life-income plans, and other options for your estate. For information on how gift planning can provide an income stream to you and your loved ones, earn valuable income-tax deductions, and reduce estate taxes — please contact Steve Vedra at (317) 284-0210 or via email at Steve.Vedra@delts.org.

Matching-Gift Programs are an easy way to double or even triple your donation to the Foundation. Such programs typically match all or a percentage of an employee’s (or their spouse’s) contributions to charitable organizations, making the employer a partner in your personal philanthropy. Simply obtain a matching-gift form from your employer’s personnel office, fill it out, and either provide it with your gift or submit it to your employer after your gift has been made. For a listing of potential matching gift companies, click here.

Gift Pledges are a formal statement of intention to make a gift to the Delta Tau Delta Educational Foundation. With a pledge, you may complete your gift by making regular payments over time, allowing you to give more generously than you originally may have considered. What is more, each payment on your pledge is eligible for an income-tax charitable deduction.

Recurring Gifts are an excellent way to make sure that you never forget to make your gift again! They also make it easier to make a larger gift by enabling you to spread your contribution over an extended period of time. These gifts can be charged to either a debit or credit card on a monthly, quarterly, or yearly basis.

End of Year Giving

Please consider contributing to the Delt Foundation this holiday season to ensure these opportunities continue to be available for young Delts.